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Cobbs Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate , Brighton

Tract 36055007802 · Monroe County, NY · pop 1,517 · neighborhood within 0.0 mi

For landlords sizing up Cobbs Hill in Brighton, census tract 36055007802 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.2/10. That is riskier than about 45% of US census tracts.

19% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,062 monthly, set against $114,539 in average yearly household income, roughly 11% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.6

Moderate

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 20% Owners 75%

Tract context

Occupied units821

Renter share25.3%

SVI overall0.06

Poverty rate2.4%

Median income$114,539

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Brighton and the region

Centroid at 43.1402, -77.5617 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cobbs Hill scores 5.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Brighton

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.1

State political climate

New York legislature & governorship

7.3

Economic stress

2.4% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,062 rent vs county FMR

2.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Brighton

7.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

7.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Brighton

7.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Brighton

7.0

How Cobbs Hill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 6

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

5%Socioeconomic
12%Household composition
14%Racial/ethnic minority
22%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

52%Grade A
0%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Cobbs Hill. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

5.8%Housing insecurity
3.6%Utility-shutoff threat
5.5%Food insecurity
4.4%SNAP enrollment
3.9%Transit barriers
3.2%No health insurance
11.4%Frequent mental distress
20.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cobbs Hill

The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 7.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Brighton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Monroe County average of 6.1 and below the New York statewide average of 6.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of A ("Best"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

In CDC survey modeling, about 5.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 36055007802

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 36055007802?

Census tract 36055007802 in the Cobbs Hill neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 36055007802?

Median gross rent is $1,062/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 19% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 36055007802?

2.4% of residents in tract 36055007802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,517.

How socially vulnerable is tract 36055007802?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 12th, minority 14th, housing 22th.

Is tract 36055007802 considered part of Cobbs Hill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 36055007802 fall within Cobbs Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 36055007802 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.8% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 3.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 36055007802 compare to Brighton overall?

Tract 36055007802 scores 5.6/10, lower than the parent city of Brighton at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Brighton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 36055007802 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Brighton

Top eight tracts in Brighton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.